Milk-container holder



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I MILK CONTAINER HOLDER Filed Feb; 2, 1929 ATTORNEY WITNESSES 2 on the line 3--3;

' Figure 4 is a view s milar to Figure 3 with Patented Apr, 22, 1930 MAX'ROMAN, or New YORK, a. v.

MILK-CONTAINER, HOLDER I Application filed February 2,-19'29.- Serial- No; eseeez.

This inventionrelates to a holder for containers, and particularly to an improved holder for milk containers, the ob ect being to provide a construction which may readily receive a container and which will automatically grasp the container each time the holder is grasped.

Another object of the invention, more specifically, is to provide a holder for tapering paper milk bottles, the structure being such that when the handles of the holder are grasped part of the holder will be constricted for grippingthe container and holding the same against independent movement while being tilted or carried.

Anadditional ob 'ect is to provide a holder for milk bottles and the like wherein an encircling gripping band is provided, the same being associated with swinging or resilient handles, so that when the handles are grasped and brought toward each other the band will be constricted so as to grip the bottle or other article in order to prevent any displacement thereof. c

In the accompanying drawings, I Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder disclosing an embodiment of the invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the holder shown in Figure 1 but showing a paper milk bottle positioned in a container; 4

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure the handles and associated part-s moved to a clamping position; V v

Figure 5 is a side view of the holder taken at a right angle to Figure 2.

Referring to the. accompanying drawings by numeralspl' indicates the base of the holder which is formed preferably from inetaland is provided. with aside wall 2 and a bottom 3. This base is adapted toreceive the lower end of the container 4 whlch is' shown asa tapering paper milk container. Containers of thiskind are now in commercial use and are formed of what is commonly known as waxed or paraifined paper. When cold milk is placed in one of these containers it is diflicult tograsp the container as it tapers trorn the top tothe bottom and is very vided. Connected with the side wt1fls2 of the as 1 arejou alpi s 5 n f-P ta y 1 connected to the-outer end of pin 5 are hanlia toslip-z In. o d r olpii vi e m an 7 whereby the containe may be manip lat d, the holder shown in Figure l hasbeen'prod es 6 and T e nd s end. pwa y 5, and are'bent at 8 and 9, and-again at 10 and 11 for forming the ri1 1g-sectionsl2 and inclined-horn eachother, as shown in qFigure I 12. I These ring sections merge intointegral 1 dep n ng" bar 3 w ic ar piv -a y 1 1 ed at their lower ends on pine-5,,- It willb'e noted that; pins 5 and 5 are in alig-nment,

whereby the ring section'12', one oithe bars 13 nd andle 6 ar jm f n pie a swing together.= The same is true of ring sec t n "a' rl soeia lrpe tts- N l' e lythese pa tsare he l pac d y a tiab e p ng 1-4 but the-acti of hi pr ng, is o e com when h hand 6 endfia g aspe As s wn lparticularly i Figu e 1.,- th base 1 presentsa p r sock t and no m l y th sec:-

.t ons 12 and 12 orm. par if 'acile i et :ini d met han a h base. Th wi l r rmitlthe bottle or container 4 to -be readilyinse edtrom bo e nd h i l-s f ed,- as

PrQ i ledin o der hat a mp spac may e provided between the handles and the con- 7 tainer 4 so. as to: permit the handles to be re itllyera red byth fing s t a pe sgon- --W n the handl s e egras edand th parts li te thehan'dl'esautomatically movetowardeach o e t omt e posi i n; sh wn n g-L re to substantially the position shown ing-Figure 4., This swinging movement of the handles, ring sections and associated parts will cause a proper gripping action of the container an appreciable distance above the base, so that the container may be transported or maybe inverted as desired to discharge the container thereof.- This action will take place if the walls of the container are parallel, though the walls of most paper containers are tapering, but the swingingaction of the variousparts will take care of this condition. The holder is particularly adapted for home use, though it may be used in any place and under substantially any condition, the structure being such that the bottle is properly held at all times and preferably is left in the holder until empty. It will be noted from Figuret that through the extensions 15 and 16 the spacing of the handles may be readily done, as above-mentioned and the parts easily swung to or from a gripping position.

What I claim is 1. A milk bottle container holder, com- A prising a base, a pair of clamping ring sections, and means for pivotally connecting thering sections with the base, part of said means acting as handle members for manipulating the ring sections for lifting the holder when the same is transported.

2. 'A holder for tapering paper-milk bottl'es, comprising a base adapted to receive the bottom portion of the milk bottle, guiding and clamping ring sections pivotally connected to but spaced fromsaid base, and a handle'pivot-ally connected With the base for the holder acting in the double capacity of a handle and means for constricting the diameter 'of said ring sections so that the ring sections will grip said bottle at a point above the base.

3. A tapering milk bottle holder, comprising a cup-shaped base for receiving the bottom'part of the milk bottle, a pair of clamping ring sections spaced above the base and positioned to normally loosely surround the milk bottle, and manually-actuated means connected with said base and operatively associated with said ring sections for constricting the effective diameter thereof to cause the same to grip a milk bottle at a point spaced above thebase. a

4:. A holder for paper milk bottles, comprising a cup-shaped base, a pair of arms pivotally connected at their lower ends to the base, a clamping ringsection rigidly connected with the end of said arms and adapted to surround a milk bottle carried by said base, bars at the diametrically opposite sides to said arms, said bars connecting the re- 'spective ring sections pivotally with the base, and resilient means for normally holding said arms apart, said arms being adapted to be grasped and forced together for causing said ring sections to grip said milk bottle when the device is in use. 7

MAX ROMAN. 

